monster : Idioms & Phrases

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frankenstein's monster

  • noun the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
    Frankenstein.
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gila monster

  • noun large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
    Heloderma suspectum.
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Gi"la mon"ster
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth.
Webster 1913

green-eyed monster

  • noun a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
    jealousy.
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loch ness monster

  • noun a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
    Nessie.
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mythical monster

  • noun a monster renowned in folklore and myth
    mythical creature.
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sea monster

Sea" mon"ster
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any large sea animal.
Webster 1913